Nitrate contamination of groundwater in an agroecosystem in Zhangye Oasis, Northwest China

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-129

  Yang, Rong ^a   Liu, Wenjie ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Land use systems; NO3 N; Soil

Indexed keywords

AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER TABLE; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; IRRIGATION WELLS; LAND-USE SYSTEMS; LOAM SOILS; MEAN VALUES; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; NO3--N; NORTHWEST CHINA; OBSERVATION WELLS; PUMPING WELL; SANDY SOILS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; POTABLE WATER; SOILS; WATER QUALITY; WELLS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INTERCROPPING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; LOAM; MAIZE; NITRATE; OASIS; PADDY FIELD; SAMPLING; SANDY SOIL; STANDARD (REGULATION); VEGETABLE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA; GANSU; ZHANGYE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953889102     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0327-7     Document Type: Article

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